Author : Elizabeth Kantor
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1596980117
Citing declining coverage of classic English and American literature in today's schools, a "politically incorrect" primer challenges popular misconceptions while introducing the works of such core masters as Shakespeare, Faulkner, and Austen, in a volume that is complemented by a syllabus and a self-study guide. Original.
Author : Laurie E. Rozakis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780028633787
Looks at American authors from Washington Irving to John Updike and provides brief biographical sketches, excerpts and summaries of major works, and explanations of major literary movements
Author : Frederick Wilse Bateson
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Reference
ISBN :
This handbook is intended for the reader of any age who is entering the serious study of English or American literature. Here are the principal editions and commentaries that such a reader may reasonably be expected to know about if they are to explore any of the classics or classical areas of English and American literature to the present day.
Author : Jay Stevenson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 2007
Category : English literature
ISBN : 9781592576562
Author : Catherine Morley
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2012-05-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0748630724
An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Exploring canonical American writers such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner alongside less familiar writers like Djuna Barnes and Susan Glaspell, the guide takes readers though a diverse literary landscape. It considers how the rise of the American metropolis contributed to the growth of American modernism; and also examines the ways in which regional writers responded to an accelerated American modernity. Taking in African American modernism, cultural and geographical exile, as well as developments in modern American drama, the guide introduces readers to current critical trends in modernist studies.
Author : Jim Kamp
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 47,76 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of American writers, thinkers, and cultural figures, written by subject experts.
Author : Guiyou Huang
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2006-08-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231501033
The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945
Author : Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 29,79 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135314179
Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.
Author : Kenneth G. Wilson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 1996-08-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0585041482
In the most reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the Americans of today, Wilson answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of clear, concise entries. His guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Wilson provides a simple chart of contexts—from oratorical speech to intimate, from formal writing to informal—and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate, and in which it is not. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English provides the answers to questions about American English the way no other guide can with: * an A–Z format for quick reference; * over five thousand entries, more than any other usage book; * sensible and useful advice based on the most current linguistic research; * a convenient chart of levels of speech and writing geared to context; * both descriptive and prescriptive entries for guidance; * guidelines for nonsexist usage; * individual entries for all language terms. A vibrant description of how our language is being spoken and written at the end of the twentieth century—and how we ourselves can use it most effectively—The Columbia Guide to Standard American English is the ideal handbook to language etiquette: friendly, sensible, and reliable.
Author : Elizabeth McCallum Marlow
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 24,92 MB
Release : 2017-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 151278981X
How does one keep classic books alive for young people today and teach them that literature is instructional and delightful? How does the teacher foster a classroom environment that encourages student participation and promotes enjoyment so that teenagers learn to appreciate literary study? More specifically, how can teachers cover centuries of American literature with students who don't appreciate why they should read material written centuries ago about people and issues that appear to be irrelevant to life today in a language that seems esoteric? The author of this series of high school teaching guides addresses these issues. How to Teach American Literature: A Practical Teaching Guide provides a detailed resource for teachers or anyone interested in an in-depth study of the subject. This second book in the series covers American literature from the Puritan era to contemporary works. Included are suggestions for cultivating a love for literature, teaching techniques, detailed analyses of each work, questions for review and test questions with suggested responses, essay topics, audiovisual aids, classroom handouts, and recommended books that enhance teaching. The author emphasizes two basic reasons for teaching literature: it is instructional and delightful. This book provides a comprehensive methodology for teaching the subject that a teacher could apply to one year's lesson plans without further investment in time. Elizabeth McCallum Marlow has developed quality comprehensive guides for the teaching community based on her thirty-five years of experience and her passion for literature. Teaching professionals will find her tried and true practices to be invaluable. --Johnathan Arnold, MBA, M.Ed, D.Ed.Min Headmaster Covenant Christian Academy, Cumming, GA
